*si(n)ṭ-: 'flat hand with wrist'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*si(n)ṭ-
Meaning'flat hand with wrist'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2195

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicsinṭ- 'wrist, bone joining the forearm to the hand' [BK 1 1151]BK 1 1151
HebrewPB *sīṭ in ha-ssīṭ 'the distance between the tip of the thumb and that ofthe index finger when held apart, or between the root of the thumb and the tip of the index finger when the former is leaning against the latter' [Ja 977].Ja 977
Syrian Aramaicsīṭā 'handbreadth' [Brock 469]Brock 469

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Updated 22 October 2026

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